Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Russia

Russia: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.3984 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.3984
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
59th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.4908
in 2003
All-time low
0.3984
in 2020
Years of data
19
2002–2020

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Russia, 2002–2020

00.10.20.30.40.52002201120202002: 0.4492003: 0.4912004: 0.482005: 0.4882006: 0.482007: 0.4342008: 0.4282009: 0.4522010: 0.452011: 0.4292012: 0.4652013: 0.4582014: 0.4482015: 0.4352016: 0.4282017: 0.4222018: 0.4062019: 0.4052020: 0.398

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Russia recorded 0.3984 for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Russia peaked at 0.4908 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.3984, in 2020.

Russia ranks 59th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Russia, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Russia, 2002 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2002 0.4493
2003 0.4908 +9.2%
2004 0.4798 -2.2%
2005 0.4883 +1.8%
2006 0.4795 -1.8%
2007 0.4344 -9.4%
2008 0.4283 -1.4%
2009 0.452 +5.5%
2010 0.45 -0.4%
2011 0.4289 -4.7%
2012 0.465 +8.4%
2013 0.4579 -1.5%
2014 0.4476 -2.3%
2015 0.4349 -2.8%
2016 0.4279 -1.6%
2017 0.4216 -1.5%
2018 0.4064 -3.6%
2019 0.4054 -0.2%
2020 0.3984 -1.7%

Russia compared with similar countries

  • Russia's 0.3984 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4996, 80% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Russia's 0.3984 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5406, 74% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4628 0.4283 0.4908 8
2010s 0.4346 0.4054 0.465 10
2020s 0.3984 0.3984 0.3984 1

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 56 South Korea 0.4229 compare
  2. 57 Norway 0.4138 compare
  3. 58 Moldova 0.409 compare
  4. 60 Austria 0.397 compare
  5. 61 Belarus 0.3716 compare
  6. 62 Netherlands 0.3618 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Russia?
Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Russia was 0.3984 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Russia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4908 in 2003.
What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3984 in 2020.
How does Russia rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
Russia ranks 59th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Russia data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
79 places, 1,583 data points, 1973–2020
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